Senior Backend Engineer - Core Services

ABOUT onX

As a pioneer in digital outdoor navigation with a suite of apps, onX was founded in Montana, which in turn has inspired our mission to awaken the adventurer inside everyone. With more than 400 employees located around the country working in largely remote / hybrid roles, we have created regional “Basecamps” to help remote employees find connection and inspiration with other onXers. We bring our outdoor passion to work every day, coupling it with industry-leading technology to craft dynamic outdoor experiences.

Through multiple years of growth, we haven’t lost our entrepreneurial ethos at onX. We offer a fast-paced, growing, tech-forward environment where ownership, accountability, and passion for winning as a team are essential. We value diversity and believe it leads to different perspectives and inspires both new adventures and new growth. As a team, we’re hungry to improve, value innovation, and believe great ideas come from any direction.

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WHAT YOU WILL DO

onX is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with a passion for building scalable platform Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems. Your focus will be on designing, developing, and scaling secure authentication, authorization, and user management services that are foundational to our platform. You will be a part of our Platform Engineering team that enables product teams to build faster and more securely by providing core infrastructure, services, and patterns. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a dynamic, growing company focused on making an impact on the business, and helping shape the future of how users securely access and interact with onX's suite of outdoor technology products. This role will serve as the technical expert and builder for Identity and Access Management services at onX and report to the IAM squad's Engineering Manager.

As an onX Senior Backend Engineer, your day-to-day responsibilities would look like:

(Essential Job Duties)

• Building scalable, secure IAM services that enable new features and products across the onX suite of apps.
• Designing and implementing backend systems focusing on observability, fault-tolerance, security, and high performance.
• Participating in architectural decisions related to Identity and Access Management (IAM) services platform strategy, ensuring alignment with, and where possible, advancing our broader platform strategy
• Writing thorough unit, integration, and acceptance tests to ensure high service quality and maintainability.
• Documenting APIs, service architectures, and technical decisions for internal stakeholders and external partners as needed.
• Collaborating closely with fellow engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders through design reviews, paired programming, and cross-functional planning sessions throughout the organization.
• Leveraging and extending existing onX services and platform patterns to drive consistency and reduce duplication.
• Proactively improving system monitoring, alerting, diagnostics, and operational readiness of IAM-related services.
• Participating in an on-call rotation to ensure backend services remain highly available and reliable after hours.
• Leading by example and embodying onX’s company values, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration.

LOCATION

onX has created a thriving distributed workforce community across several US locations. This position can be performed from an onX corporate office, “Basecamp,” or “Connection Hub.” 

• Corporate Offices: onX was founded in Montana with offices in Missoula and Bozeman. If you prefer to work in an office at least part of the time this is a great option.
• Basecamps: Basecamps are established virtual workforce communities where a sizable number of distributed team members group for work, volunteering, socializing, and adventure.  
  • Our current Basecamps are located within a 90-mile radius of the following: Austin, TX; Charlotte, NC; Denver, CO; Kalispell, MT; Minneapolis, MN; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; and Seattle, WA. 
• Connection Hubs: Connection Hub locations are smaller, emerging communities of distributed team members. 
  • Our current Connection Hubs are located within a 60-mile radius of the following: Boise, ID; Charleston, SC; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Richmond, VA; Spokane, WA; and Vermont.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, software engineering, a related degree, or relevant experience
• A minimum of eight (8) or more years of professional software development experience is required, where API development was your professional focus for at least four (4) or more years.
• Experience with both Go and Elixir.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code technologies, such as Terraform
• A strong computer science foundation
• Experience building and debugging a distributed, scalable, highly available microservices architecture
• Understanding of distributed databases such as CockroachDB and relational databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL
• Experience evaluating technologies and solutions based on merit, stability, performance and the ability to debug
• Excellence in designing and developing modern APIs and scalable systems that ensure reliability and extensibility
• A belief that your profession is a craft and you’re driven to improve every day
• Ability to write maintainable, well-tested code that’s easy for others to understand
• Care about team culture and personal growth 
• A strong sense of ownership of your work
• A desire to mentor junior engineers and be mentored by other Senior+ engineers
• Advocacy for the customers–internal colleagues and end users–and their experience
• A desire to work with other happy, talented engineers
• A shared passion for and ability to demonstrate onX’s Company Values.
• Permanent US work authorization is a condition of employment with onX. 
• Ability to travel twice a year for multiple days to a corporate office or other onX strategic location, such as a Basecamp.

ADDED BONUSES

Though not required, we would be thrilled to consider candidates with any of the following:

• Experience with the (Elixir) Phoenix Framework is a plus
• Familiarity with at least one major cloud platform provider such as Google Cloud Platform
• Experience working with a distributed team

COMPENSATION

onX is committed to compensating all employees fairly and equitably for their contributions. For this position, applicants can expect to make between $146,000 to $182,000 upon hire. The pay range will vary based on experience, skills, certifications, and education among other factors as required in the job description. In addition, full-time onX employees are eligible for a grant of common share options with a vesting schedule and a potential annual bonus of 10% based on company performance.

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING YOU

• Competitive salaries, annual bonuses, equity, and opportunities for growth
• Comprehensive health benefits including a no-monthly-cost medical plan 
• Parental leave plan of 5 or 13 weeks fully paid
• 401k matching at 100% for the first 3% you save and 50% from 3-5%
• Company-wide outdoor adventures and amazing outdoor industry perks
• Annual “Get Out, Get Active” funds to fuel your active lifestyle in and outside of the gym
• Flexible time away package that includes PTO, STO, VTO, quiet weeks, and floating holidays

PERFORMANCE ESSENTIALS

In this role, success is driven by cognitive abilities such as concentration and problem-solving, essential for our computer-centric tasks. onX will explore reasonable accommodations to ensure that individuals with diverse abilities can fully engage in and contribute to the essential physical and mental functions of the job. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact us at PS@onxmaps.com. 

Position open until filled. 

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At onX, we believe that diversity makes us better.  Bringing together a diverse set of backgrounds, ideas, and opinions helps us to achieve our mission to awaken the adventurer in everyone. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. onX is committed to equal opportunity not only in our hiring practices but also in our employment practices, including but not limited to development, compensation, and promotion. We strive to build an inclusive work community where everyone can be their authentic self, and together, we win as a team. Come join us!

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